Every October 1st, the newly updated ICD-10 codes are in effect - although they say the upcoming calendar year! That is October 1, 2022 starts the 2023 codes.
Although we have been using ICD-10 with all of its complexities and specificities for many years now, each year more codes are added, deleted, or revised. It is important for hospice and home health agencies to keep up to date!
This year there are 1,147 New Codes. Many new and revised codes are to make the codes more specific each year - meaning 1 code could be deleted for a diagnosis and 6 new codes are now in use for the same diagnosis!
This year Dementia has many code changes with severity levels and separate types of symptoms. Most chapters have multiple changes, so don’t miss this informative webinar.
This webinar will go over all of the code updates and convention / guideline changes to the ICD-10 code set for 2023, effective on Oct 1, 2022. It is important that you understand all changes, additions and revisions as soon as possible, as ‘old’ codes will be rejected when you submit them.
Objectives:
Participants will:
- Have an understanding of the 2023 updates for all of the Chapters in ICD-10
- Have learned the changes to the coding guidelines
- Understand in detail the dementia severity level and codes for additional symptoms
- Be reminded of what conventions, guidelines, excludes 1 and 2 notes mean
- Know what documents to utilize from CMS to see 2023 guidelines, tabular codes and table of new codes (handouts will be given)
Presenter:
Sharon Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D, COQS
Sharon is a certified experienced ICD-10 coder who teaches coding and conducts agency reviews. She has extensive experience in teaching home health and hospice topics and is a regular speaker for education companies and state and national associations. She has written articles for numerous industry publications over the years, including Diagnosis Coding Pro and specific coding education chapters for AAPC.
Sharon was the founder and senior managing partner of 5 Star Consultants, a national consulting and coding firm specializing in homecare and hospice services since 2003 and sold the company to Healthcare Provider Solutions in 2020. Additionally, she worked as the Clinical Support Specialist at CHAP, where she provided training and education and assisted with accreditation activities. Sharon also served as a CHAP and ACHC surveyor and performed Medicare deemed accreditation surveys for 10 years. Sharon performs coding and OASIS reviews for HH and HO agencies.
Webinar Access: Webinar instructions and links to materials will be provided in a confirmation email. If the contact person does not receive an email 24 hours prior to the webinar, please contact KHCHA to verify your status.
** Recording: A link to a recording of the webinar will be provided to all registered agencies for unlimited access for 30 days.
Registration Fees:
KHCHA Members: $105 / agency
Non-Members: $210 / agency
Registrations should not be shared between agency offices—if an agency plans to participate from two office locations, two registrations are required.
Registration Deadline: October 18, 2022, by 5:00 PM CDT
Continuing Education: CEs will not be available for this workshop.
Cancellations: Fees will be refunded only if written cancellation is received prior to the workshop webinar link being sent to your agency. In the event of a written cancellation, KHCHA will retain $25 of the initial registration fee to cover administrative overhead.
